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Been a while since i been in here as i have won all of them easily since taking all your advice, but now ive got to one where something odd has happened, maybe a new approach from UKPC, They are basically ignoring my appeals, so i sent an appeal once the NTK came through, and it was done online, received receipt of them receiving it, then heard nothing, checked my appeal on ukpc website and it said nothing like i hadnt appealed, so i sent an appeal again saying i sent an appeal and havent heard from you, on this basis i assume you have accepted your error an cancelled the ticket, thanks.

Didnt hear anything (its for a friend) he messaged me and said what happened with that ticket, so i checked on ukpc site and it now says its with debt recovery plus!?

Can they do this without sending a popla number!?

Im confused as to what they are doing now? this hasnt happened to be before

It is a great shame that the BPA has lost all credibility. They are
not worthy of their position.

However you need to write to them again, this time ask them
why they are ignoring you ?

UKPC are just ignorant and as it is your right to appeal to POPLA,
then a further letter to the DVLA telling Dunford that it appears
UKPC are ignoring you and denied you the right to appeal and you insist he intervenes

The point of this is the famous "paper trail"

This is prime for a judge to see if UKPC are stupid enough to
take you to court.

You got a quick reply from the DVLA because it was a fob-off - dead easy to turn those around by return.

Last edited by Umkomaas; 06-07-2017 at 10:38 AM.

We cannot provide you with a silver bullet to get you out of this. You have to be in for the long run, and need to involve yourself in research and work for you to get rid of this. It is not simple. We will help, but can't do it for you.

Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; show him how to catch fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.

Ok i will wait, i mean, if it was me, i wouldnt be bothered and would happily wait for UKPC (if they dared) to take me to court, but as its for my friend, hes not as clued up on this sort of thing. ive never had to figh one of these without a POPLA code, I normally always get the POPLA code and beat them there with ease, This time my friend got a ticket, called me and i said do not pay it, he kept saying its only £30 i might aswell, i said no dont let them win.

Now its at £160 and i know hes losing faith in me!! i just want a POPLA code so i can be done with them, i guess i will just keep telling him to chill, but the more letters he gets the more scared he will get!! hmmm

Did you cross reference the vehicle registration number and PCN reference number in the email?

Was it done in the keeper's name?

Sorry these are all basic questions (not covered in any previous post from a quick back-review), but a PPC doesn't need any excuse to not send a POPLA code.

We cannot provide you with a silver bullet to get you out of this. You have to be in for the long run, and need to involve yourself in research and work for you to get rid of this. It is not simple. We will help, but can't do it for you.

Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; show him how to catch fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.

Ok i will wait, i mean, if it was me, i wouldnt be bothered and would happily wait for UKPC (if they dared) to take me to court, but as its for my friend, hes not as clued up on this sort of thing. ive never had to figh one of these without a POPLA code, I normally always get the POPLA code and beat them there with ease, This time my friend got a ticket, called me and i said do not pay it, he kept saying its only £30 i might aswell, i said no dont let them win.

Now its at £160 and i know hes losing faith in me!! i just want a POPLA code so i can be done with them, i guess i will just keep telling him to chill, but the more letters he gets the more scared he will get!! hmmm

Thx for clarification. So it's await the BPA response. I doubt you'll get anything from UKPC.

We cannot provide you with a silver bullet to get you out of this. You have to be in for the long run, and need to involve yourself in research and work for you to get rid of this. It is not simple. We will help, but can't do it for you.

Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; show him how to catch fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.

In reviewing our records it would appear as though we did not receive your original email dated 4th July 2017.

As a membership association we are only able to address enquiries in relation to alleged non-compliance with the BPA Code of Practice. We are not set up to deal with disputes from the general public about parking or control. Nor are we a regulatory body. Therefore, the Code does not provide a way for a driver to challenge how a landowner or operator has applied parking control and enforcement on private land. Any challenge or appeal is a matter for the landowners or operators procedure, with the option of taking it to POPLA, and or the courts. We will not get involved in the arbitration of a dispute between an operator and an individual.

We have contacted the operator to request further information in relation to your appeal and once received we shall be in touch.

If you're up to causing some ripples, why not write to David Dunford of the DVLA and ask him, if the BPA are not a regulatory body, just who exactly is overseeing the private parking industry. And given the millions it is sucking from motorists and the alarm and distress it is causing, surely the DVLA cannot blindly let this go on without some form of day-to-day supervisory mechanism in place.

Who/which body is considering the needs of the general public, which is being steamrollered via threat, intimidation and spurious legal cases against them? It is clear from the BPA response that they have absolutely no interest whatsoever in providing even a modicum of support to the British public.

We cannot provide you with a silver bullet to get you out of this. You have to be in for the long run, and need to involve yourself in research and work for you to get rid of this. It is not simple. We will help, but can't do it for you.

Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; show him how to catch fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.

Hey guys thanks for your replies, Coupon - thats what i got from the letter to be honest, i just thought the rest was embarrassing on their behalf, they should have just said sorry you have been treated this way and not been giving your right to appeal, we have contacted UKPC regarding this to see as to why and the we will take relevant action and be in touch shorty, would have atleast made them sound 10x better in my opinion

I think i may just write to David and say that!!

I also wrote to the landowner to inform them and see if i can get it cancelled that way.

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